The leadership of the People’s Democratic Party is said to be upset with former Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha, for deliberately staying away from the party’s Imo State Governorship Campaign flag off in spite of a peace deal earlier brokered.

The Social Development Party, (SDP) has called on the Inspector General of Police to probe the activities of the Head of Police Quick Response Team, (QRU) in Kogi State, CSP Femi Ojo for allegedly aiding the activities of political thugs in Kogi State.

Worried by the threat of violence in Bayelsa State ahead of November 11 governorship election, a coalition of Ijaw interest groups has condemned the spate of politically motivated killings in certain parts of the state and urged all parties concerned to eschew violence and maintain peace during and after the poll.

The former Governors of Imo state, Emeka Ihedioha and Chief Achike Udenwa, among other stakeholders on Wednesday shunned the governorship campaign flag off of the PDP in Imo state.

The Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun has warned political gladiators and their followers that the police and other security agencies will never allow any act of hooliganism, political rascality, and lawlessness during the forthcoming governorship elections in Bayelsa, Kogi, and Imo states or in any other state across the country

The Senator representing Kogi West in the National Assembly, Smart Adeyemi said President Bola Tinubu will throw out any minister who fails to perform in six months.